Dually vs. single rear wheel with sled deck

[Benstuck]

I've had both and currently have a dually. Would be hard to justify the dually for an all around rig unless you have the need for the capacity. Dually is more stable with a load; much more peace of mind when pulling a heavy trailer; with mine I have 19.5 wheels and the tires will be good for 150k; negatives are they're real bogas on a rutted road(mucho pucker power); use more fuel; pita for parking in town; they'll pucker you up cutting deep snow and don't have as much traction. I don't need mine for an everyday truck so have it for those trips with a load. If I used it for an everyday rig with limited loads it would be a single.

 

[9 Iron]

lol you guys must have some big parking spots south of the border there. Most places i goto in golden, revy, radium, youd be hard pressed to turn that rig around.

I love this setup and have for several years now! 6 studded snows so it feels nice and safe...my rolling house with all of the amenities. No longer or more difficult to drive then a regular four place v noser. A bit heavier but the entire outfit is super stable irrgardless of the wind and road conditions. Loaded 10mpg 65-75 freeway pulling for 175,000. 14mpg if I keep it at 55 on Oregon hwys. Also good in the summer for camping and such. Love the goose option and it would be tough to ever have a trailer that wasn't set up this way.

 

[F-Bomb]

It turns sharper (gooseneck) and handles better then any other rig you can put on the road that will haul 4 or 5 sleds. Fords don't turn well but that is a short wheel base and the trailer will go right on around as sharp as the pickup will. Plus you can reverse and improve your angle without being bound by the bumper pull trailer. It's just heavy because it's built for loads much more significant then 2400lbs worth of sleds. I've had that setup in some incredibly suspect spots over the years. A goose system is the only way to go once you've been around them and now that all sleds have reverse there is no reason to ever own a four plus place drive out enclosed sled hauler in conventional bumper pull.

Plus I'll bet you guys don't get to sleep on a comfortable queen bed, play WII or watch a movie, drop the kids off at the pool (ifn you have too), cook a nice hot meal, or watch your buddies rebuild broken sleds while you relax with a cocktail from our extensive bar...all under the comfort of 110 power and forced air heat. Right?

 

[powder pig]

truck and deck

I'VE RUN WITH A SINGE WHEELS 1 TON FOR 6 YEARS WITH HYDRAULIC DECK, IF YOU RUN WITH SINGLE WHEEL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AIR BAGS, INPROVER RIDE AND STABLIZES LOAD, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST WINTER WITH NEW DUALLY, DRIVE TO B.C. ABOUT 30 TIME OVER WINTER[I'M FROM CALGARY AS WELL/SIZE]

 

[Ox]

I have ran Duallys since '94. My wifey puts on as many or more miles on it than I doo. And she likely hauls more weight/miles than I doo. (business)

We put on a flatbed about 8-9 yrs ago now. MAN I love that thing! It's great for loading skids on - and keeping the weight up to the headache rack where it is more stable as well as doesn't squat the rear as bad. ('pending how heavy your working with)

I had a big heavy deck on yrs ago - before the flatbed. And come to find out - my truck came stock 1 ton 4wd dually ... with NO rear stablizer setup!

IMO THAT is the first thing to answer your sway issue! But there is safety in duals.

On heavy semi packed snow roads I can float the back end. But the front end pulls it and keeps the rear only dancing. (empty/fast - in just the right conditions)

With the flatbed the sleds are lower and easier to load, don't catch as much wind, etc... I have a wood deck and unless it is covered in ICE I don't tie down the back end of the sleds at all. Keep in mind that I will run 500 miles min and of that generally 80 klicks of bush road. The carbides dig into the wood and they never move either. I toss on a ratchet strap from the trailing arms to the headache rack just fer grins, but I don't git too crazy about it. If that sled comes off - there was already a massive problem 2 seconds before that!

Run down the rd in the fast lane going around trailer after trailer. (Make sure to get into fast lane at slow speed and THEN speed up to avoid the spin factor. LOL!) I run down the windy/hilly/icey mtn roads like it's summer. And then I hafta slow down to wait to see a chumm with a trailer in my mirror sometime....

I also have a goose pin burried in there as well.

I can also use my rear view mirror with sleds or ATV's on board too!

I dare say tho - that soon after this pic was taken that I did NOT make it to the top of "Jeep Hill" the first try after this surprise snow. But I WAS running baldies as well. Winter tires generally don't go on untill Thanksgiving. (US) (Two sets of rims/tires - always in rotation)

I have ran BFG All-Terrains for 25 yrs. This truck does very well with them in the snow.

Ramps stow IN the deck too!

Just realized that this was a spring-time thread. So what did we git then?






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